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(No Model.)

J. B. SEYMOUR, Jr.

TELEPHONE PAPER PAD HOLDER.

Patented Feb. 5, 1889.

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JOHN B. SEYMOUR, JR, OF QT. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOSTEPHEN G. ADAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

TELEPHONE PAPER-PAD HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,472, dated February5, 1889.

Application filed May 22, 1888. Serial No. 274,645. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. SEYMOUR, J12, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improved Telephone Paper-Pad Holder,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improved paperpad holder for telephones, andhas for its object to enable a communication previous to itstransmission or while being receiyed to be readily committed to writingin front of the instrument, and to afford a medium for ad vertising.

It consists in a bar or i'rmnearranged across the top or sloping tableof the telephonc-box and provided with a hinged fiap carrying the paperpad, so that when the flap is turned upwarden its hinge into thevertical position the pad will be out of use and concealed from view infront between the [lap and the rear upright or wall plate of thetelephone-box,

and when turned downward onto the top or sloping table of the box thepad will. be exposed in the proper position for writing on.

On the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of atelephonel)OX and 'all plate broken away, with my im proved pa per-padholder, as seen when closed and not in use, applied thereto; Fig. 2, anend view thereof; Fig. a section on line 1 l in Fig. 1, to an enlargedscale, omitting the paper pad; Fig. at, a sectional plan of the wall- 35 plate and box with the pad-holder opened and ready for use 5 Fig. 5,an end view of the same, and Fig. 6 a modification of parts of Figs. 1to 5.

Like letters of reference denote like parts 40 in all the figures.

a represents a telephone-box, which is secured by the upright bracket orplate I) to the wall 0 in the usual manner. Immediately above and acrossthe top or sloping table (Z of the box a is arranged flatwise againstthe up rightwall-plate b a bar or frame, 8,Wl1l0l1 may either be fixedby screws f to the front of the wall-plate Z), as shown by full lines,or turned back at the sides of the latter and secured by ears 9 directlyto the wall 0, as shown by (lot ted lines to the right and left of Fig.1.

Formed on or attached to the frontof the bar or frame 6, opposite toeach other, in a plane parallel with the top (Z of the box a, are lugsh, between which is hinged by the pin 1' one end of a flap or cover, j,which is bent over or doubled back on one of its side edges, so as toform a spring wing or clip, 7o, extending across the rear side of theflap or coverj. Between this wing or clip In and. the flap or coverj isinserted the side COVE! or backing of the paper pad I, the clip 7.occupying the space between the said backin and leaves of the pad. I,which is thereby securely held against the rear side of the flap orcover To the bar or frame beneath the hinge of the flap or cover j, isattached one end of a spring, m, which extends somewhat along and bearsagainst the outside of the flap or cover j, so as to normally retain thelatter, with the paper pad 1, when not required for use, in the verticalposition against the wall-plate l), as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in whichposition the outer or front side of the flap or cover j, facing thetelephone-box a, may be utilized for 7 5 displaying advertisements. Whenrequired for use, the flap or cover 1', holding the paper pad I, isturned forward and downward on its hinge 2' until it rests 011 the topor sloping table (1 of the tclephone-box (I, when the paper pad I willbe exposed and in the proper position for use, as seen in Figs. -land 5.*hcn done with, the flap or cover j, carrying the pad Z, is turnedupward into its original position and held therein by the spring m, whenthe pad Z will be concealed and the advertise ments 011 the front of theflap or cover j eX- posed to view.

If desired, the spring n1 may be dispensed with, in which case thatportion of the flap or 0 cover j where it inoloses the lower part of thehinge i is preferably made square with the flap or coverj and bar orframe c, so as to bite on and be normally held by the latter when theflap or cover j is in closed and open 9 5 positions, respectively.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of a bar or fame, e,

having lugs h, a flap or cover, j, hinged to said lugs and having springWing or clip 7;, carrying paper pad I, and spring m, with atelephone-box and frame, substantially as shown, and for the purposedescribed.

2. The combination of a bar or frame, having lugs 71, a flap or cover,j,hinged to said lugs and having spring wing or clip 7;, carrying paperpad I, with a telephone-box and frame, substantially as shown, and forthe purpose described.

3. lhe combination, with a telephone-box, of a frame, 6, lugs 72, flapwith paper pad, and a spring arranged so as to normally press the flapagainst the upright bracket of the telephone-hox, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination, with a telephone-box, of lugs 7L, flap j, hinged tosaid lugs, and spring m, the whole arranged so as to carry a pad ofpaper, and so that the flap will be normally held against the uprightbracket of the telephone-box, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have aliixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses, this 15111 day of May, 1%

JOHN B. SEYMOUR, JR.

\Viln esses PAUL BAKEWELL, S. L. SCHRADER.

